Comment: I've had RA for 13yrs. I was on methotrexate,plaquenil and prednisone(when needed). Had to be taken off of plaquenil as it started messing up my vision. Been on enbrel for 5 wks. 1st shot gain 7 lbs of fluid overnight. The fluid went away the 2nd day. Still gain 3 lbs of fluid a week but goes away the 2nd or 3rd day after the shot. However, I have gained weight very fast in the 5 weeks I'v
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Comment:I've had RA for 13yrs. I was on methotrexate,plaquenil and prednisone(when needed). Had to be taken off of plaquenil as it started messing up my vision. Been on enbrel for 5 wks. 1st shot gain 7 lbs of fluid overnight. The fluid went away the 2nd day. Still gain 3 lbs of fluid a week but goes away the 2nd or 3rd day after the shot. However, I have gained weight very fast in the 5 weeks I've been on it. I have missed more work since taking this. Have headaches daily, worse in the afternoon. I am more fatigue, shortness of breath, blood pressure shoots up then bottoms out. Seem to have more problems remembering things. I can't see any improvement at all. The sureclick is an easy way to give yourself the shot. So far I'm not impressed with this. Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: KansasSunflower, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

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Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 3

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 3

Comment: This drug is extremely costly. The second issue is the headaches, dry nose and red, itchy spot on my injection area. This drug works, but I will tell you, the headache is crippling too. If it weren't for the severity of my RA, I would seek additional drug. Weight losss is more difficult on this drug.

Comment:This drug is extremely costly. The second issue is the headaches, dry nose and red, itchy spot on my injection area. This drug works, but I will tell you, the headache is crippling too. If it weren't for the severity of my RA, I would seek additional drug. Weight losss is more difficult on this drug. Hide Full Comment

Comment: I have been taking this for 4 weeks now. I feel little relief. Seems I have good days and bad days still. My bad days are usually right before my short is due a day or two before. I don't know what i think right now if its helping I have Lupus SLE. And Fibro.

Comment:I have been taking this for 4 weeks now. I feel little relief. Seems I have good days and bad days still. My bad days are usually right before my short is due a day or two before. I don't know what i think right now if its helping I have Lupus SLE. And Fibro.Hide Full Comment

Reviewer: kemorris, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 5

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 5

Comment: I was diagnosed with RA 2 years ago at age 68. I was started on Enbrel sure-click injections which I gave myself in my thigh weekly. I had no reaction to this injection, no pain, no swelling, no redness. It does help to let it warm for 45 min. before injecting, if it's cold it stings like a wasp sting. During the treatment with this drug my Dr. also had me on low doses of Prednisone and on Me
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Comment:I was diagnosed with RA 2 years ago at age 68. I was started on Enbrel sure-click injections which I gave myself in my thigh weekly. I had no reaction to this injection, no pain, no swelling, no redness. It does help to let it warm for 45 min. before injecting, if it's cold it stings like a wasp sting. During the treatment with this drug my Dr. also had me on low doses of Prednisone and on Methotrexate. It took 5 months for the Enbrel shots to start taking effect but when they did I knew it immediately. It was like turning on a light switch. The downside was with the Methotrexate. This drug left me feeling absolutely breathless. I couldn't walk up or down stairs (or even to the mail box) without having to sit down and catch my breath. I would find myself just sitting in the car driving to work and taking deep breaths so that I felt like I had enough air in my lungs. I told the Dr. I did not want to take Methotrexate anymore because of the difficulty I had with breathing. Once that drug was stopped I felt really great taking low doses of Prednisone (5 mg daily) and the weekly Enbrel injections. If Medicare paid for most of the cost of the Enbrel injections I would probably still be taking it. I am now taking infusion drugs (first Remicade, and had to discontinue due to an allergic reaction) now trying Actemra (have only had 1 infusion so far) but honestly can't feel like it's doing much. I had to start taking 25 mg of Prednisone to get the swelling and inflammation under control that arose during the period I was off any drugs due to the allergic reaction to Remicade. I am now on 20mg Prednisone daily and am virtually pain free. However...everyone knows this is an awful drug to take too, all things that help either in the short run or long run are taking a final toll on my longevity. But I guess everyone has to decide for themselves what the trade offs are worth.Hide Full Comment

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Reviewer: SKR, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

Effectiveness

Current Rating: 2

Ease of Use

Current Rating: 5

Satisfaction

Current Rating: 3

Comment: I HAVE HAD RA FOR OVER 2 YEARS, BUT JUST GOT DIAGNOSED THIS PAST NOVEMBER,2011. DUE TO MY BAD LIVER I CAN NOT TAKE ANIINFAMITORIES, SO I HAVE BEEN ON METHOTREXATE, AND I STATED ENBREL 2 WEEKS AGO. AS OF NOW I AM JUST GETTING THE HEADACHES, AND THE REDNESS AROUND THE SITE, BUT IT VERY HARD FOR ME B/C I AM ALSO A TYPE 1 DIABETIC., I HOPE THIS MEDICATION WORKS. IT SUX BEING 24 AND YOU CANT EVER DO A
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Comment: I HAVE HAD RA FOR OVER 2 YEARS, BUT JUST GOT DIAGNOSED THIS PAST NOVEMBER,2011. DUE TO MY BAD LIVER I CAN NOT TAKE ANIINFAMITORIES, SO I HAVE BEEN ON METHOTREXATE, AND I STATED ENBREL 2 WEEKS AGO. AS OF NOW I AM JUST GETTING THE HEADACHES, AND THE REDNESS AROUND THE SITE, BUT IT VERY HARD FOR ME B/C I AM ALSO A TYPE 1 DIABETIC., I HOPE THIS MEDICATION WORKS. IT SUX BEING 24 AND YOU CANT EVER DO ANYTHING. I WRK 8 HRS A DAY, BUT WHEN I GET HOME I SLEEP .Hide Full Comment

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